In the Greek myth, Hephaestus is said to have physically shaped Pandora from earth.
Hesiod describes Zeus instructing Hephaestus, the divine smith, to form Pandora’s body from earth. This creation scene resembles the making of a crafted object, fitting Hephaestus’s role as the gods’ metalworker and artisan. Pandora is then enhanced by gifts from other deities.
Athena teaches or clothes her in fine workmanship, Aphrodite gives her beauty and desire, and Hermes supplies speech and a deceptive character in common translations. The exact wording differs between editions, but the division of divine contributions is a recurring feature of the story.
Hephaestus is therefore the best answer to a question about who shapes Pandora, while Zeus remains the god who orders the project. Those roles are easy to merge in simplified retellings. The myth’s “first woman” theme also invites comparisons with creation stories from other cultures, but Pandora’s particular formation from earth belongs to the Hesiodic Greek tradition.